Hillary Campaign Cancels Upcoming Events In Light Of Health Episode

Blaming pneumonia and dehydration, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has cancelled plans to travel to California for two days of campaigning Monday and Tuesday.

According to witnesses, as Clinton was rushed away from a 9/11 ceremony in New York she was “clearly having some type of medical episode” as she was waiting to get into a waiting van. After Clinton left, the media pool covering her was prevented from following.

Two statements were later released by the campaign. In the first, the campaign said Clinton “felt overheated.” Temperatures at the time were around the low 80s.

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“Secretary Clinton has been experiencing a cough related to allergies,” Dr. Lisa R. Bardack said in the statement. “On Friday, during follow up evaluation of her prolonged cough, she was diagnosed with pneumonia. She was put on antibiotics, and advised to rest and modify her schedule. While at this morning’s event, she became overheated and dehydrated. I have just examined her and she is now re-hydrated and recovering nicely.”

Around noon on Sunday, Hillary Clinton exited her daughter Chelsea’s apartment, spoke to a crowd, and was taken to the Clinton’s house in Chappaqua.

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Clinton last week had been experiencing coughing fits, but despite rumors of an illness, her campaign denied she was sick. In light of recent events, that claim is having serious consequences wrote an NBC analysis.

“Clinton’s campaign appears to have, at best, withheld information from the public and — at worst — misled them by aggressively batting down ‘conspiracy theories’ that her coughing fit was anything more than allergies. Opponents are already seeing the incident as proof of their claims that Clinton has been hiding health issues. And others may now be more incredulous of the campaign’s statements on her health,” NBC reported.

However, the analysis said the real impact is yet to be shown.

“Clinton’s core vulnerability is that most Americans don’t find her honest or trustworthy. Will voters now feel like they’ve been misled about her health? Or will the vulnerability of the illness make Americans empathize more with someone who often has difficulty connecting?” wrote NBC.

“Clinton may well be totally fine — and I certainly hope she is,” wrote Cillizza. “But we are 58 days away from choosing the person who will lead the country for the next four years, and she is one of the two candidates with a real chance of winning.”

“Taking the Clinton team’s word for it on her health — in light of the episode on Sunday morning — is no longer enough. Reasonable people can — and will — have real questions about her health.”